Chapter 28 Let Nanchang and Ninghan become a tripartite confrontation

"Continue with the meeting." Zhou Enlai, member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Military Affairs of the Central Committee, sat down and looked at the members present at the meeting—almost all the comrades working in Wuhan had arrived except Chen Duxiu.The venue fell silent for a while. This was the last activist meeting held at the headquarters of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee at No. 2 Xiaolou Lane, Wuchang.The time is around July 18th. Xiaolou Lane is located at the foot of Snake Mountain in Wuchang. It is an old-style building. The rainy and hot weather makes the alley look more low, dark and old. Moss has grown on the walls at the entrance of the alley, and the brackets on the eaves of the door have also been damaged. The meeting room is not big enough for people to come in. Already, sit wherever you are free.

The outlook remains worrisome.Except for the declaration issued by the CCP on July 13, no practical way has been found to save the devastated doom. Chen Duxiu hid in a secret apartment.He felt that the Chinese revolution was over, and it was difficult for the CCP to stand up. There was darkness ahead of him.However, the CCP came out of blood and fire after all, and setbacks have already tempered their will.Most party members, especially the core members of the party, will not bow their heads under the pressure.They despised Wang Jingwei's treachery and denounced him as a hypocrite who betrayed the revolution.They have long been dissatisfied with the policies of the Comintern, complained about the incompetence of the central leadership, and hurt themselves for the fruitlessness of various efforts.They were not discouraged, and many of them were still fighting for the last time regardless of success or failure, although this kind of hard work became the source of Qu Qiubai's putschism later.

Zhou Enlai never gave up his idea of ​​armed insurrection.His spirit has also inspired many people. Cai Hesen was also an advocator of the riots. Unfortunately, he fell ill and was unable to undertake heavy work. He was about to go to Shanghai. He sent seven letters to the central government in succession from his hospital bed, suggesting riots.But only Zhang Guotao and Zhou Enlai actually presided over the work of the central government. At the meeting, Zhang Guotao made a political report.Then Zhou En will talk about the deployment of the retreat. Zhou Enlai analyzed that he planned to retreat to Nanchang as the first step, and then plan to establish a revolutionary base area.Because Zhu Peide, the chairman of Jiangxi Province, is relatively honest among the old soldiers, and his Third Army is relatively close to ours. Zhu De was also the head of the Third Army Education Corps and the Nanchang Public Security Bureau. The director of the Military Political Department is Zhu Kejing. Also a member of the Communist Party.On this side, the Communist Party still has some latent strength. Secondly, under the leadership of the Communist Party, there are tens of millions of peasants with combat experience, distributed in Jiangxi, Hunan, and Guangdong provinces and counties. As long as there are revolutionary forces to rely on, those vast numbers of peasants with combat experience Chinese peasants will not bow to the white terror.The establishment of a revolutionary base in Jiangxi is more beneficial for mobilizing and organizing the peasant movement in Hunan, Guangdong and Jiangxi; secondly, Jiangxi is a land of fish and rice, and it is in a situation of confrontation with Nanjing and Wuhan. Revolutionary organizations get in touch.

People are discussing, is there any other way out? Zhang Guotao pointed out: The labor movement in Wuhan has been destroyed, and it is impossible to launch a general strike, let alone lead a coup in Wuhan that is sufficient to overthrow the Wang regime.The peasant movement in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi and other provinces has also been fragmented under the joint attack of the reactionary army and the poor landowners.The remaining peasant armed forces gathered in more remote areas and engaged in weak resistance.The only reliable capital we have left is Ye Ting's 1st division and Zhou Shidi's independent regiment, which is on its way to Nanchang.We must cherish this capital, and hope to use it as the main force to cooperate with the peasants in various places to raise the banner of resistance.Zhang Guotao's tone is not high, so he still agrees to withdraw to Nanchang, and then make plans.

"I think so," Zhou Enlai concluded, "Li Lisan, Tan Pingshan, Lin Boqu, Yun Daiying, Wu Yuzhang and other important party members and even the leftists of the Kuomintang who cooperated with the CCP all gathered in Nanchang. Some of them could use the cover of the Fourth Army to Transfer from Nanchang to underground lurking work; some can hide in Ye Ting's troops, and prepare to resist when necessary." After the meeting, Zhou Enlai's work became more intense and busy.The main reason is the shortage of funds. He must constantly urge the responsible comrades to do everything possible to collect some money for the evacuation of party members.Many CCP members have to go to various places within a few days, according to their own choices, work needs, and the conditions under which they can survive underground.Their tasks must be explained one by one, and the traffic must be resolved one by one.Even Zhang Guotao, who later stood on the opposite side, had to admit: "Zhou Enlai is a tireless hard worker who doesn't make many comments. He calmly handles complicated affairs day and night, bears the burden of hard work, and does not cause trouble. The evacuation work of all comrades , Most of them were handled by him. It was from this that he gained the respect of ordinary comrades and his status became more and more important." Zhang Guotao was not idle at that time.Most of his time is spent talking to comrades in general.

At that time, the emergency evacuation inevitably made some revolutionary comrades see them as fugitives. They were unwilling to accept such a fact and could only encourage and enlighten them.Through the efforts of Zhou Enlai and others, two or three days later, the work of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China began to be in order, the general mood in the party gradually stabilized, and the vitality of the Communist Party of China seemed to be thriving again. So Zhou Enlai made another bolder suggestion-"Now that a large number of comrades are operating with the Fourth Army, we have to think of another point," Zhou Enlai, who was nervous and busy, was still meticulous and meticulous. "If General Zhang Fakui of the Fourth Army is forced by the environment to turn against the Communist Party, then our comrades in the Fourth Army will be wiped out."

Zhang Guotao seemed to have never thought of this. He was startled and hurriedly asked: "According to your opinion, it is better to preemptively strike than to be slaughtered." Zhou Enlai's bright eyes flashed, "I just received a letter from Li Lisan from Jiujiang. They advocate launching a riot in the Jiujiang area of ​​Nanchang. I think it is completely feasible. First, Ye Ting and other ministries will launch a rebellion in Nanchang, contact the workers and peasants in Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi, and form a The center of anti-Wuhan and anti-Nanjing.” "Nanchang is a place that military strategists of all dynasties must fight for. Can the riot succeed?" Zhang Guozhu was a little worried.

"Yes, Nanchang is a battleground, and it is not easy to gain a foothold. I advocate moving to Dongjiang, Guangdong immediately after the riot, and there should be no problem establishing a base there. I have worked in the Chaoshan area, and I am familiar with the situation there. The enemy forces there The military strength is small, and the peasant movement in the Hailufeng area is very powerful, and there is Shantou as a seaport, so we can contact the Soviet Union." Zhou Enlai asked the central government to quickly determine the name, political platform and some important strategies of the Nanchang riots, especially the cooperation between the friendly army and the leftists of the Kuomintang strategy, earnestly plan to mobilize the forces of workers and peasants in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi and the Dongjiang area of ​​Guangdong, and require the Communist International to quickly provide arms and supplies through Shantou, etc.Time is short and we cannot discuss more.

In the name of the Central Standing Committee, Zhang and Zhou Enlai decided that Zhou Enlai should immediately go to Jiangnanchang, Jiuzhou, and organize a former enemy committee, with him as secretary, Li Lisan, Yun Daiying, and Peng Pai as members, and Zhang Guotao still staying in Wuhan.This is an important action taken by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China without the prior consent of Moscow.That night, Zhou Enlai came out of Xiaolou Lane, rushed to the office of the Military Commission in Zhongheli, and summoned the staff of the Military Commission overnight to convey.

Soldiers are eager to fight.Knowing that the Central Committee has made a major decision, they couldn't help feeling a little excited. They were all attentively listening to Zhou Enlai's speech: "The Kuomintang and the Communist Party have split. Our party has no other way out. The only way out is armed insurrection. A decision has been made at the Central Committee meeting today." , A riot is going to be held in Nanchang. For this reason, it is decided to organize the Front Enemy Committee and appoint me as the secretary." People can't help but look at each other and eagerly listen to the following.

"Now, in the name of the former secretary of the party committee, I appoint three comrades, Nie Rongzhen, He Chang, and Yan Changyi, to form the former enemy military committee, with Comrade Nie Rongzhen as the secretary. Your task is to go to Jiujiang to inform our comrades in the party first, so that they can understand the intention of the Central Committee , Prepare for riots. As for when to uprising, you must follow the unified order of the central government.” Nie Rongzhen has played this role many times beside Zhou Enlai, and it became very natural to accept this task.He thought that Jiujiang was a place to garrison troops. Ye Ting's 24th Division, He Long's 20th Army, Zhang Fakui's Second Front Army and other troops were also stationed in Jiujiang. Communication of the decision to insurrection to them was critical to the success of the uprising.In addition, Jiujiang is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River, known as the "Gateway of Jiangxi". It is the only way from the Yangtze River to Nanchang. Give me a task." "After you arrive in Jiujiang, you must first notify Comrade Ye Ting." Nie Rongzhen nodded and said, "I understand what you mean." Zhou En looked at his watch and said: "The meeting will end here. The three of you are ready to leave soon. I will go there later. After Comrade Rong Zhen arrives in Jiujiang, he will try to tell Liu Shaoqi who is recuperating in Jiujiang about the situation." Comrade."